Resource Exchange, Seeds in Hand!

Su Mo was a focused person who could quickly concentrate on something when he got serious.

This personality trait may not be the template for genius, but it does possess the potential for a comeback! At this moment, with the help of the Thought Ring, an effect beyond 1+1 is produced, making this investment even deeper.

I don't know how much effort I've put in, and I don't want to think about such unfounded things.

Concentrating all his attention on the ground and the Iron Shovel in his hand, Su Mo entered a state of complete absorption in the moment.

The Black Soil is still the same Black Soil.

The Black Soil, but not that Black Soil.

With each shovel stroke, Su Mo could precisely discern the soil layers and clearly sense where the resistance and stubborn spots were.

When mixing Psionic Water with wheat seeds, Su Mo could clearly feel the shape of each seed as it was touched by his palm, whether it was plump or not, and where there were any defects.

This special feeling isn't about skill, but rather the Artisan Spirit everyone on Earth has often heard about!

When you do something, do it meticulously; when you do something, do it to the extreme!

At this moment, the chaotic scene between heaven and earth seemed to fade in Su Mo's eyes, and the noise from Moore turning the ground was completely isolated.

Apart from the land and the seeds before him, nothing else could disturb Su Mo! He could manifest and regulate the aspects of brain consciousness that are difficult for human technology to explain for a long time.

The deeper Su Mo focused, the more he could feel the terror of the Thought Ring.

Oreo, who was lying nearby, also sensed the change in Su Mo's condition, stood up alertly, and began to patrol the vicinity.

Throw, close, cover, pat. Repeating the same mechanical action, the thirty square meters of land shrank considerably. When Su Mo's hands were empty, he suddenly emerged from the mysterious and extraordinary state of concentration.

"Focusing your attention can be so wonderful, allowing you to discover details you would never normally notice!"

Feeling the newfound experience in his mind and looking at the now-flattened ground, Su Mo's eyes held an undeniable sense of satisfaction.

Planting only 30 mu of land, even with concentrated effort, is within an acceptable range in terms of mental exertion.

Sitting on the edge of the ground, Su Mo took out a bottle of Psionic Water and slowly drank it down. Feeling his burning brain begin to calm down, Su Mo smiled slightly, took out another one-day coin from his space, and tossed it onto the Black Soil.

The coins melted, the land shimmered, and as the acceleration process completed, a new attribute panel appeared before our eyes after the system scanned the area.

Black Soil - crop planting area - Spring Wheat

[Grower]: Su Mo [Planting Area]: 31.5㎡

[Plant Variety]: Early Spring No. 6

[Crop Grade]: Excellent [Crop Attributes]: Significantly increased crop yield, slightly decreased taste, slightly increased shelf life. [Estimated Yield per Mu]: 1870 jin (affected by weather and other human factors, not a final value). [Estimated Maturity Time]: 78.1 days (affected by soil, fertilizer, weather, and other factors, not a final value). [Comment]: "Wow! Excellent-grade High-Yield Wheat, yielding an astonishing 1870 jin per mu!"

Staring in shock at the numbers displayed on the panel, even though Su Mo was mentally prepared, he was still stunned by the output.

What does a yield of nearly 1,900 jin mean? It's a full 40% increase over the previous excellent yield, almost half again.

Furthermore, the superior-grade seeds have a speed boost of up to 400 times, allowing you to see the entire process of wheat from germination to harvest in just four and a half hours!

"Goodness, even the best-quality seeds are this outrageous. I wonder what the rare and epic seeds are like!"

Licking his dry lips and looking down at the Black Soil, the huge stone that had been weighing on Su Mo's heart finally lifted.

If cultivation can be carried out according to this yield, only two acres of wheat need to be grown to meet the first sowing needs of the Candlelight Plain.

When it's time to sow the seeds for the second time, you can simply use the seeds from the first time to make nesting dolls – it's incredibly convenient!

"Now that I have the ability to grow high-quality seeds, what I need to do is increase production!"

After glancing at the Black Soil he had planted for the first time, Su Mo was still well aware of the scope of the Time Currency's effect, even with the reduced time to maturity.

The object of Time Currency is not a single crop or a specific piece of land, but an entire unit of objects.

In Java terms, currency is an object-oriented consumable.

In the rules of the currency, Black Soil is something that is obtained in one go using resource cards, so these five acres will be considered as a whole.

Within this whole system, whatever Su Mo plants will receive the same bonus.

Therefore, to maximize the use of resources, it is definitely more cost-effective to plant all five acres of land and collect enough seeds for all crops at once.

However, this means that exchanging seeds that can be planted on five acres of land would require a huge amount of food.

Opening the diary, Su Mo began scrolling up to check what supplies were still available for exchange in the shelter.

After using 300 jin of flour last time, there are currently 240 jin left for consumption.

In the exchange of six jin of seeds just now, another 60 jin were exchanged, leaving 180 jin in the base.

Two acres of land require 40 jin of seeds, which is equivalent to 400 jin of food in exchange. In addition to other seeds needed, at least 800 jin of food is required as initial start-up capital in order to make the most of this magical Black Soil and revitalize the situation.

"A shortage of 600 jin! This is going to be difficult!"

During the transaction Su Mo thought the price might be a little steep, but it was definitely much better than others, which is why everyone got excited when the World Channel mentioned trading with Su Mo.

But this group that teamed up to hype up Spring Wheat seeds didn't learn a single thing from Su Mo's style.

This is utterly short-sighted! They won't stop until they've squeezed every last grain of food out of these refugees struggling to survive in the wasteland.

"Either we use Psionic Water to trade for food, or we have to focus on the fishpond we opened earlier and see if any carp are still alive."

The Underground Shelter contains many valuable items, ranging from small appliances with special attributes to Legendary Rank, unique super cards.

But what was missing was the most essential supplies that the public needed most.

After some deliberation, Su Mo decisively abandoned the idea of trading the Psionic Water and went back to the shelter, where he brought out the Earth Tiger along with the fishing net.

After several days of warming up, most of the ice and snow in the wasteland had melted into solid ice.

With anti-slip strips, the Earth Tiger can barely drive on the ice as long as it doesn't speed.

After walking twelve kilometers for about half an hour, a lake covered with a thick layer of ice came into view.

With a heart full of trepidation, Su Mo opened the car door and stepped onto the lakeside.

The next second, seeing the carp swimming leisurely in the lake, Su Mo became excited.

"As expected, the previous blizzard did affect the carp that had been brought to the surface. This time, we've secured the food for the trade!"

Including the 240 carp caught earlier, there are at least 200 more in the lake at this time.

Furthermore, the smallest of the remaining carp weighs about three pounds, while the larger ones weigh four or five pounds, which can be used as initial start-up capital for purchasing seeds.

The ice layer was about two or three meters thick, but this posed no challenge to Su Mo, whose physical abilities had been comprehensively enhanced.

Taking out a fine-quality Iron Pickaxe, Su Mo began to "irritably" hammer along the edge of the ice.

Each critical hit from the Iron Pickaxe can shatter a small piece of ice into powder. Especially when the critical hits are frequent, they can even break through the barrier between the outside world and the water below!

After breaking through about five or six square meters of ice along the lake shore, Su Mo chuckled as he looked at the carp below, who were eager to come out and enjoy the fresh air. He returned to the Earth Tiger and retrieved the Electric Fishing Net.

Fried fish!

It's the method that fishermen hate the most, but it's also the most time-saving method in the current post-apocalyptic wasteland.

A great flood was imminent, and Su Mo did not spare a single carp that were still alive inside. After several catches, he brought them all out.

A total of 254 carp! Based on the weight quota listed in the Trading Market, that's exactly 827 jin (418 kg)! "Excellent, these carp have contributed to both transactions. Resources will indeed become a fiercely contested point for humankind in the future."

After killing all the live fish one by one with Stone Pickaxe, and seeing the exaggerated prices of various seeds in the Trading Market, Su Mo did not wait any longer and began to select and trade on the spot.

First, we purchased wheat seeds, specifically the high-yield Early Spring No. 6 variety, and exchanged 400 jin of fresh fish for 40 jin of seeds.

Next are ordinary high-yield and disaster-resistant cabbage seeds, which are much cheaper than wheat. About 150g of cabbage seeds are needed to sow one acre of land, which can be obtained by exchanging 50 jin of fresh fish.

Soybean seeds require about 7 jin (3.5 kg) per mu (0.067 hectares). Because soybeans don't produce many seeds and are easy to store, they are even more expensive than Spring Wheat. It cost Somo a full 100 Su Mo (50 kg) of fresh fish! As for carrots, about 300g of seeds are needed per mu. Due to their rich nutritional value, they were highly sought after by a group of wealthy dog owners, and Su Mo spent another 70 jin (35 kg) of fresh fish to obtain enough for one mu of planting.

At this point, all four crops used for planting have been purchased, with a total cost of 620 jin of fresh fish and a surplus of 207 jin.

Of the remaining fish, 17 jin were kept for personal consumption, while the remaining 190 jin were spent by Su Mo in exchange for all sorts of strange seeds.

This includes seeds of five or six kinds of fruits, enough cotton seeds to plant two hundred acres of land, and various kinds of plant seeds.

Even while shopping, Su Mo also acquired some medicinal herb seeds with great interest, such as ginseng, sedum, Xu Changqing, Xue Jian, and black nightshade.

These seeds, because they cannot alleviate the immediate needs of all the refugees in the wasteland, can be exchanged for many with only a small amount of food.

Satisfied with having spent all the "money," Su Mo looked at the large pile of seeds that had appeared on the ground, clapped his hands, put them into the Earth Tiger's Storage Space, and strode away.

"A bunch of inhuman 'economists' are manipulating the seed market by speculating on cryptocurrencies. In this wasteland, where no one is in charge, I'll take charge!"

"You're blocking my construction of shelters, blocking my return to Earth. Once the Trading Realm opens, I'll make sure all the seeds you've hoarded explode in value!"

Looking at the smooth ice surface, Su Mo's eyes flashed with cold light, and he gripped the steering wheel even tighter.